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September 6, 2012

Euro-lala-land's Global Threat

Kevin Rafferty, Japan Times

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The grouping of 17 countries that use the euro as their common currency are sometimes called the eurozone or euroland. I am tempted to suggest that the name of the group should be eurolalaland because of the shenanigans and silly political games that the leaders are playing.

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